Om Nom Nom

In case you are wondering, "Om Nom Nom" is an onomatopoeic word. Sure it's a made up word, but it's the sound you make whenever you eat food like you're the cookie monster. 

Today I'm going to talk about the things I Om Nom Nom every day (aka, the things I eat every day).  I haven't been on a specific diet, but I have been trying to eat healthier.  Here's the big key that helps everything:

SCHEDULE

I try to eat 6 smallish meals a day, and one thing that I believe has accelerated my metabolism is the repetition I utilize every day.  Here's my routine:

8 AM- Breakfast

10 AM- Snack

12 PM- Lunch

2 PM- Snack

4 PM- very light snack (usually this hits about an 1 hour before I work out

7 PM- Dinner

Following this schedule has helped so much. Another thing that has greatly helped is this little nugget of knowledge:

CHANCES ARE I'M NOT GOING TO ACCIDENTALLY EAT WELL

I always try to think ahead.  I try to pre make meals at the start of the week.  Of course, I don't always have time to do that, so I also buy things that are easily put together.  If worse comes to worse, and I don't have any opportunity to make a healthy lunch, or dinner, I always swing by Trader Joes and buy one of their pre-made salads.  I'm in and out in 5 minutes.  Planning is essential.  However, it's also important that you don't become all-consumed with planning, at which point you have crossed the line into obsession. 

Oh, and one more thing that charges my day

FIBER

The more fiber I eat the more full I feel. My day is chuck full of foods that fill me up for hours.  I honestly have to remember to eat every couple of hours because most of the time I'm not feeling hungry.

So, want to know what I eat every day? Here are the principles I apply every day:

Breakfast: Something high in fiber and protein (this will help you feel full longer)
Snack: Fruit, because a piece of fruit gives you sugar energy (to help a morning slump)
Lunch: Again, something high in fiber and protein.  I like to add as many veggies as I can into this mix, as I never get enough. Mostly my salads are 95% greens and 3% protein, 1%dairy 1% dressing.
Snack: High fiber high protein. (TJ's has snack sized trail mix. They're only 200 calories and are a great source of lasting energy. I also recommend edamame, or these crunchy green beans that TJ's sells)
Dinner: 1/3 protein 1/3 veggie 1/3 fruit (to make you feel like you got dessert)

Because repetition is easy, I tend to eat the same thing every day for a week. (I vary my dinner daily though) That way, when I pack my lunch bag each day, there's no guessing. 

Want a taste?

I tracked everything I ate for one day.

Here's what it looked like:

BREAKFAST 8 AM

I LOVE this oatmeal from Trader Joes.  It has flax seed and plant sterols (plant sterols are good for your heart <3 ) It is super filling, and all it requires is a little hot water. I grab a cup of hot water as I walk in to work each day and eat it at my desk while I catch up on emails.  It tastes delicious and is a great way to ease into the work day!

SNACK 10 AM 

I eat an apple every day! High in fiber and not too filling to spoil my lunch.

LUNCH 12PM

OH MY GOODNESS! This salad is a newer creation for me and it is AWESOME!

Here's the recipe (not all measurements are exact, mostly I just eye the salad and decide what else I would like):

3 Cups Spinach
Pomegranite seeds
2 Sliced strawberries
A few blackberries
Garbanzo beans
Feta cheese
1/4 cup almond slivers

The dressing is homemade, and is perfect for this salad.  Want the recipe? (these are exact measurements. I made the whole batch at once. You only need just a little dressing on the salad as the flavor is strong and a little goes a looooong way)

1/4 Cup balsamic Vinegar
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Cup Honey
1 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
1 Teaspoon Vanilla extract

SOOOO GOOD! Enjoy that one!

SNACK 2 PM 

 

Aw Nuts! Trader Joes has these amazing prepackaged nut mixes. This is one pack. Clearly, there's a lot of food in one pack! These are great for portion control.... and.... they make for some fun afternoon creativity! Who says you can't play with your food? Look what I made:

Creepy? Maybe. Delicious? Definitely.

SNACK 4 PM

GOD BLESS TRADER JOES! These are yummy! They're just dried green beans with a little sweet salt on them. It's like eating a potato chip! They're high in fiber and have some protein to them as well!

DINNER 7 PM 


Now, this one varies a lot.  I'll show you some of my recent dinners that were DELISH!

Salmon with sauteed spinach, cherry tomatoes, and basil mashed potatoes... . OM NOM NOM indeed!

So, let me tell you what you're looking at:

A lean turkey burger with sauteed spinach, and mushroom mixed in with the patty.  In the center of the patty was a small ball of blue cheese, and I put a little blue cheese on top.  Then, I wrapped it in a piece of lettuce and put a dab of spicy mustard on it.

Next was the asparagus, which I boiled in lemon water (with a little olive oil and salt) then sprinkled with a touch of salt, oil, and lemon pepper when it was all done.

Om nom nom! It was soooo good!

Once a week, on the same night every week, Shawn and I visit the best Sushi place in the VALLEY! We're there every week and the waiters and sushi chefs know us! They've started telling us about their personal lives! It's awesome.

Want to check it out? It's Tokyo Ice in Encino. WOWZA they're good.

Shawn and I will share a JJ's roll (which is spicy tuna on top of a bed of tempura rice) with a jalapeno on top (I have to take the jalapeno off... too spicy for me) and a Dragon Roll which is basically a california roll with Eel and Avacado!

This place has the BEST dragon roll! Seriously. Check it out.


So, now you know what my daily digest looks like.  It's fun to eat healthy when you start to look for creative ways to do it! Prior to starting the Spartan Six, I was constantly nauseous. Not so since I started eating well.  I like it, and so does my body!

So, EAT YOUR HEARTS OUT PEOPLE! OM NOM NOM!!